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GIT is VERY HIGH.D
The Feeling ia Jefferson County Orer
the Senatorial Situation.


WASHINGTON, January 29.-Your cores
pondent met Jefferson county Democrat
at the Capitol "a! aud asked him about
the state of feeling out there with regard to
the Senatorial contest. He replied:
at is very F'-h. Our people are about
ready to hold a rlgss meeting of Democrats
for the purpo, calling on our Represen-
tatiycs to resign. They feel some kindness
for Mr.. Chew for he is fair man, and it is
believed that when he learns that he is not
representing his constituency is his action
he will do differently. jefferson Democrats
are pretty evenly divided on the Camden
and anti Camden issue. The lines were
drawn in our primaries last summer and
the difference in the two votes did not
amount to two hundred. Mr.. Camden's
manly course throughout the entire contest
has won him many friends, and he would
carry the county at another primary cleo
ton. We all expected Lucas and Chew to
vote against Camden, but when the news
came that they had not only refused to en-
ter party Caucus, but had refused to sup
port a majority composed of nearly three
four.hs of the Democratic members our in
djguaiiou knew 10 bounds. | eau safely
say that one-hal! the Democratic members
of Jefferson county favor Nj Gamblers re-
turn 10 the Senate while the other hall,
though he was not their first choice, regard
him as the nominee Of their party and con-
slider his right 90 the election. They all Sc
verely ceusurc the course OF their dele
gates. As an evidence of the unanimity OF
the Democrats Of Jefferson on this point |
will mention TO you that in one precinct
(Shepherdstown) where at the election about
40 Democratic votes were polled $50 or
more than nine-tenths of them have signed
petition to Lucas and Chew to stand by
the caucus nominee | think the other
kickers will find that their constituents are
about as nearly unanimous on this PROPOSE
ton. These men in the Legislature are not
representing the sentiment of the Demo
Gratis who elected them. DO you suppose
Democrats are going TO elect men 70 office
whom they know 10 be opposed to one of
the most sacred principles OF Democracy,
the recognition Of the will OF the majority ?
What would be the use OF party organi-
cation without this cornerstone?
democrats throughout the eastern Pam
handle are catching on tae significance Of
the fact that about ali the encouragement
they ever receive comes from the Republi-
cans. But one Democratic newspaper in
he State endorses their action, though sex
erd were opposed to Camden. On the 9TH
er hand the Republican press and mana
gers are flattering them into the belief that
they are performing 4 great service to the
State. If we had thought it necessary to
send some one to the Legislature to assist
the Republican ? " in Its efforts to disor-
ganze the Democracy We would have sent
straight Radical instead of the men who
have always protested to be Democrats and
whose party fealty we had never until now
doubted. | hope the caucus men will re-
main true to the last to their nominee. To
weld an inch now would be to succumb to
the foolish minority's wishes. They should
hold out until the minority is made to feel
the force of the party sentiment in their
counties. \ majority Of their constituents
may not hold Nj Camden as their first
choice. but an overwhelming majority do
not want to see the usages of the party VIC
lated, and they regard Camden as the regu-
larry and fairly nominated candidate of the
Democratic party. believe l reflect the
sentiments of nine-tenths of the Democrat
lie party in Jefferson and every other
county
Senator Camden on Monday received the
following letter from Senator Vance, of
North Carolina:
SENATE CHAMBER, January, %.
IN Dear Camdcn We are all watching
the proceedings of your Legislature with the
greatest interest and anxiety. What the
devil is the matter with your Democrats,